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I would think the Bills game gets flexed. That will be an awesome game.The NFL has moved the kickoff for the week five game between the Patriots and Broncos to 4:25 pm ET.
Patriots-Broncos Week 5 Matchup Flexed To 4:25 Start
The Cam Newton-led Patriots have been a joy to watch over the first three weeks, and it would appear that the NFL would like to get as many eyeballs as possible on their games.
The Cam Newton-led Patriots have been a joy to watch over the first three weeks, and it would appear that the NFL would like to get as many eyeballs as possible on their games. So get ready for lots of early evening football in New England.Week 5’s Patriots-Broncos matchup has been flexed to 4:25 p.m., giving New England three straight late afternoon starts. That streak starts this weekend when the Patriots visit the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs in Missouri, and concludes with Week 7’s showdown with the San Francisco 49ers in Foxboro. New England’s bye week is after their Oct. 11 game against the Broncos.
Considering that the Broncos are pretty bad, I was trying to figure out why the decision to move the game; usually you want a game with two good teams as your national broadcast. The reason is pretty simple: the two games CBS currently has in the late afternoon slot are not particularly appealing. There is the Colts-Browns, which could be okay - but it's not a great game for that 4:25 national time slot.
The other game currently in the 4:25 time slot? Giants-Cowboys. Gimme a break... How could any of the schedule makers not know that game was going to be a dog?
One other tidbit from the link above:
The Patriots now have just one 1 p.m. game over the seven weeks, a Nov. 1 tilt in Buffalo against the 3-0 Bills. They’ll then play back-to-back primetime games: Monday night, Nov. 9 against the Jets in New Jersey and Sunday night, Nov. 15 against the Baltimore Ravens in Foxboro.
It would not surprise me if the game against the Bills gets flexed also.
Was going to say the exact same thing.
I think in CBS' mind the Giants and Cowboys were going to be about 2-2 or better coming in and we both know they're top 5 TV markets.
Week 5 is a CBS week. Week 8 is a Fox week. If Bills and Pats keep winning CBS will most likely protect the Pats vs Bills game. So I don't see that being an option for Fox.
The SNF game for that week is Cowboys Eagles.The NFL has moved the kickoff for the week five game between the Patriots and Broncos to 4:25 pm ET.
Patriots-Broncos Week 5 Matchup Flexed To 4:25 Start
The Cam Newton-led Patriots have been a joy to watch over the first three weeks, and it would appear that the NFL would like to get as many eyeballs as possible on their games.
The Cam Newton-led Patriots have been a joy to watch over the first three weeks, and it would appear that the NFL would like to get as many eyeballs as possible on their games. So get ready for lots of early evening football in New England.Week 5’s Patriots-Broncos matchup has been flexed to 4:25 p.m., giving New England three straight late afternoon starts. That streak starts this weekend when the Patriots visit the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs in Missouri, and concludes with Week 7’s showdown with the San Francisco 49ers in Foxboro. New England’s bye week is after their Oct. 11 game against the Broncos.
Considering that the Broncos are pretty bad, I was trying to figure out why the decision to move the game; usually you want a game with two good teams as your national broadcast. The reason is pretty simple: the two games CBS currently has in the late afternoon slot are not particularly appealing. There is the Colts-Browns, which could be okay - but it's not a great game for that 4:25 national time slot.
The other game currently in the 4:25 time slot? Giants-Cowboys. Gimme a break... How could any of the schedule makers not know that game was going to be a dog?
One other tidbit from the link above:
The Patriots now have just one 1 p.m. game over the seven weeks, a Nov. 1 tilt in Buffalo against the 3-0 Bills. They’ll then play back-to-back primetime games: Monday night, Nov. 9 against the Jets in New Jersey and Sunday night, Nov. 15 against the Baltimore Ravens in Foxboro.
It would not surprise me if the game against the Bills gets flexed also.
